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North Atlantic Ocean Current Velocity
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Three-dimensional General Circulation Models divide the ocean into a rectangular grid with layered vertical columns. This North Atlantic model uses a 1/6 degree grid with 37 layers. It captured 30 years of velocity, sea-surface temperature, and salinity. The model realistically separates the Gulf Stream from the Florida coast. A feature as small as the Gulf Stream had not appeared in lower-resolution models.
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An animation of three-dimensional current velocity in the North Atlantic, where velocity ranges from 30 centimeters per second, shown in blue, to 200 centimeters per second, shown in red
Duration: 27.0 seconds
Available formats:
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3 MB
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| Animation Number: | 555 |
| Animators: | Peggy Li (Lead) |
| | James Tsiao |
| Studio: | SVS |
| Completed: | 1999-01-21 |
| Scientists: | Yi Chao (NASA/JPL CalTech) |
| | Benny Cheng (NASA/JPL CalTech) |
| Series: | Images of Earth and Space |
| Video: | SVS1999-0001 * |
Keywords:
SVS
>> Ocean
DLESE
>> Physical oceanography
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Please give credit for this item to
NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
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